Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
BATTERIES From Our Exchanges From All
Over Tho Territory.

HALEY is trying to organize Board
of Trade
Uassia county boasts of a five pound
potato
Cattle men in Cassia refuse TO sell
their steers at price offered viz: $22
The Commissioners of Alturas coun-
ty appointed Texas Angel to negotiate
and sell the county bonds and the
Angel has spread his wings in flight
TO San Francisco.
Ex-Sheriff Furey, of Alturas is be
ing sued BY the county for $5,6ss.4O,
said to have been obtained on excess
sive mileage and board account
charges.
The Bannock Company is employ
ing about seventy men at its mine
and mill at Era A supply Of fuel,
salt and provisions has been laid in
for the winter.
Independent There has been all of
100000 lbs. of cheese made in this
valley this season. 1t will net the
producers at least 12i cts. per pound
Twenty-Five thousand dollars income
for cheese alone is not bad for Bear
Lake
There are two new stores going up
in Montpelier and judging from the
teams going to and from that burg
we should say business must be good
over there. Paris seems to have "lost
her grip. Independent.
Recorder-The old gentleman that
took up the collection for Bishop
Talbot on Sunday night last, failed
to shove in sight" Monday morning
and the Bishop began to think no doubt
that his ,missionary money" had gone
where the 'swoodbine twineth." Try
1t again, Bishop.
The Postmaster General has ordered
the mail discontinued to Sawtooth.
Hereafter the end of the route will be
Vienna, and parties living in Sawtooth
will have to get their mail from the
latter place distance of ten miles
by private conveyance
Bert Spencer killed wild cat on
the Dill ranch above town last We'd
nesday evening. These bob-tailed
bessts have become quite numerous
along the river and many hen roosts
have suffered from their frequent raids.
Bert is very proud Of his prize and
will no doubt soon be wearing a cap
made from its skin, in true hunter
style Shoshone journal.
Statesman-W When last heard from
Fred I. Dubois was at Murray, in the
C9ur d'Alene country. He was sere-
naded by the brass band of that place
and made speech in opposition to
segregation. He thought congress
would admit no states until after the
presidential election, when there would
be batch of admissions Idaho with
the rest.
Inter-Idaho-We'll bet the Boise
county officials used to play hockey
in neighbors' melon patches in their
younger days. They have been COM
ing over into this country and collect
ing taxes. Matt Grahams camp in
Silver Mountain district is in this
county, for the boundary line is along
the divide between the North fork OF
Boise river and Moore's creek. The
road from the camy opens into Boise
county, however, and it was too good
q chance to be missed.
Times-Postmaster Hammer, oil
Haley, has just received from Wash.
ington a supply of the new letter
sheets. These are put up in pads Of
so, 100, etc, and each sheet bears {
two cent stamp in the usual corner
They are sold as follows: 25 for IS
cents; 80 for $1.15; 1000 for $23.
These letter-sheets are coming int
general use in the East because the,
are much more convenient than pape
that must be inclosed in envelopes
They have heretofore only been KEEP
at offices of the first or second class
but the convenience was recently ex
tended to third class offices. Henc,
Haley has them; but no other offic
in Alturas county being entitled t,
them, can offer them for sale.
From the Auditors report of Altu
ras we find that the total amount o
money in the treasury is $25,858, so
The total bond and warrant debt face
is 1891, 495.5S. The total amount 0
property taxes for 1887 is $111, 1853